Here's the thing. People are going to do what they want regarding this mess. I'm glad that Ford has owned it and is going to do something about it. I have to admit, I have not had good experiences with dealerships, so I was already jaded from past experiences, so I bought my own AGM and haven't had a dead battery since May 2024.
Most of us who went ahead and purchased an AGM battery have done the "service department rotating door" merry-go-round thing. We have been there, done that. 40 years ago if you REALLY yelled and threatened to sue, called up 60-minutes or your local "Man on the Town" you would get results. In the meantime, you lost personal time.
Now we all know you can always make more money or make up money that is lost, but to the best of my knowledge, you cannot buy back the time you lose.
Becuase my first visit to the dealership garnered the usual, "It's your fault", I didn't want to spend the next 10 months going back and forth for a damm truck that is brand new arguing with someone who is younger than my son that they need to fix it. Been there, done that.
On my last Ford that I owned (35 years ago) I went by the dealerships advice that they "fixed" the problem. The next day, it was my son's birthday, the in-laws flew in to see him, my parents came and I was on my way to pick up my great-aunt when the car that the dealership had fixed died on the freeway. I was stuck there 5 frickin hours and I MISSED the party.
So am I biased? Yes, but as I move forward with the rest of my life, NOTHING is more important to me than my time..................you cannot get it back.
Most of us who went ahead and purchased an AGM battery have done the "service department rotating door" merry-go-round thing. We have been there, done that. 40 years ago if you REALLY yelled and threatened to sue, called up 60-minutes or your local "Man on the Town" you would get results. In the meantime, you lost personal time.
Now we all know you can always make more money or make up money that is lost, but to the best of my knowledge, you cannot buy back the time you lose.
Becuase my first visit to the dealership garnered the usual, "It's your fault", I didn't want to spend the next 10 months going back and forth for a damm truck that is brand new arguing with someone who is younger than my son that they need to fix it. Been there, done that.
On my last Ford that I owned (35 years ago) I went by the dealerships advice that they "fixed" the problem. The next day, it was my son's birthday, the in-laws flew in to see him, my parents came and I was on my way to pick up my great-aunt when the car that the dealership had fixed died on the freeway. I was stuck there 5 frickin hours and I MISSED the party.
So am I biased? Yes, but as I move forward with the rest of my life, NOTHING is more important to me than my time..................you cannot get it back.
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